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Alto, TX Housing Affordability Index

Alto, Texas has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 194.6 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 142nd most affordable of 1,229 scored Texas cities, compared with 99.2 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $93,800 home with 20% down, the Texas average 30-year fixed rate of 7.29% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $514, or 10% of the city’s $61,688 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Alto is updated every night from live Texas mortgage rates and U.S. Census Bureau income, home value and housing cost data for the city. A score of 100 equals the national average; higher scores mean homeownership is more affordable.

Alto MBR-HAI 194.6 Highly Affordable
Rank in Texas 142 of 1,229 1 = most affordable
Texas 99.2 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.29% Texas lenders
Median home value $93,800 U.S. Census Bureau

Alto is 95.5 points above the Texas score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Texas index

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What It Takes to Buy in Alto

$514/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.29%
$22,000
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$61,688
Median Household Income
Texas: $78,476
1.5x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Texas: 3.6x
$686/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,077/yr
Median Property Tax
1.15% of median value
28.8%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
42.7%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024) for Alto, Texas. The rate is the Texas average 30-year fixed rate from MonitorBankRates, since lenders publish rates by state.

Cite the Alto Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Alto, Texas score: 194.6 (Highly Affordable), ranked 142 of 1,229 Texas cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/texas/alto”